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Through the Lens

Approximately 400 new UNO students got into the school spirit on Thursday and Friday, August 20 and 21, during the annual Durango Days Program. The students heard practical advice from UNO personnel and other students about college life; they met coaches and athletes and listened to the marching band at the Sapp Fieldhouse; and they spent a day doing public service work in the Omaha community.

Through the Lens

A family-oriented athletic open house attracted several hundred participants Sunday, August 23, to UNO's first Mav Fest. The event brought together student-athletes and the general public to UNO's Al Canigila Field. Mav Fest 2009 included a sumo wrestling event matching UNO's Chancellor John Christensen and Director of Athletics Trev Alberts against athletes and the public.

the Big Picture

Graduate student Timothy Vallier sang The Star-Spangled Banner at summer commencement ceremonies Aug. 14 at the Civic Auditorium. This was Vallier's 16th consecutive performance at UNO commencement, his first being in 2004 as a freshman music major.

The UNO Mavericks and the University of Nebraska at Kearney
(UNK) Lopers square off against each other in a gridiron match-up on Saturday,
Sept. 5, with the contest broadcast live on NET1 and in high-definition on
NET-HD. Kick off is set for noon at Foster Field at UNK's Cope Stadium. Read
more.

Women's Studies Program Announces Film Series

The UNO Women's Studies Program announces its 2009-2010 film
series. Various Women's Studies faculty members will host films on specific Tuesdays
during the fall and spring semesters.

Films start at 7 p.m. and will be shown in the Eppley
Administration Building Auditorium. Admission is free and open to the public.

The fall semester schedule:

- Tuesday, Sept. 15
"Water"
Hosted by: Peggy Jones and Michele Desmarais
The film directed and written by Deepa Mehta in 2005 is set
in an ashram in India in 1938. The ashram is exclusively for widows and the
film explores their lives as they make amends for their past sins that have
supposedly caused the deaths of their husbands. This film focuses on women
(girls) from the ages of 8-80 and how their lives are impacted by these
religious beliefs.

- Tuesday, Oct. 27
"The Business of Giving Birth"
Hosted by: Bridget Blomfield and panel
Birth is a miracle, a rite of passage, a natural part of
life but is often be treated as a potentially catastrophic medical emergency.
Giving birth is also big business. Compelled to explore the subject after the delivery of her
first child, actress Ricki Lake recruits filmmaker Abby Epstein to question the
way American women have babies. The film interlaces intimate birth stories with
surprising historical, political and scientific insights and shocking
statistics about the current maternity care system.

- Tuesday, Nov. 17
"Ma Vie En Rose"
Hosted by Kristin Girten and Tammie Kennedy
This film tells the story of a child who was born male but
consistently insists that he is supposed to be a girl. The film shows the
struggle over gender identity he and his family experience. The film features a
European doll, named Le monde de Pam that is a clone of the Barbie doll; the
film-doll's brand is fictional.

The Sponsored Programs and Research (SPR) Report details the
results of UNO's efforts to obtain external funding in support of its teaching,
research, service and outreach efforts. The report is designed to keep the
university community informed as to externally funded projects on campus and
bring recognition to those faculty and staff who have worked to generate these
resources.

For July, those receiving grant awards totaling $1,287,378 are:

Ronald AbdouchCollege of Public Affairs and Community Service
Title: Douglas County Neighborhood Accountability Board
Program
Sponsor: Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal
Justice

Theresa Barron-McKeagneyCollege of Public Affairs and Community Service/Social Work
Title: LEGENDS-Learning Experience with Geriatric Elderly
Needing Delivery Systems
Sponsor: Iowa West Foundation

Shelley Henderson
Academic and Student Affairs/Service Learning Academy
Title: The Impact of Service Learning on Academic
Engagement, Social Competence, and Civic Empowerment for Students PK-16
Sponsor: UNL/Midwest Consortium for Service Learning in
Higher Education

All corrections must be submitted no later than Friday,
Sept. 4, for them to be included in the printed version. UNO Information Center
staff ask that individuals review and forward corrections to Heather Overton at
554.3036 or hoverton@unomaha.edu.

Pedestrian and Traffic Notice Near HPER

Construction continues at the Health Physical Education and
Recreation (HPER) Building and the Central Utilities Plant.

UNO Facilities Management and Planning staff requests
pedestrians and bicyclists walking or riding to or from Elmwood Park to come
onto the Dodge Location along the sidewalk along the west side of University
Drive East Parking Structure.

"Please do not walk or bike on University Drive South
around the perimeter of the HPER construction site. The sidewalk is not
continuous and construction vehicles also use this drive," said Audrey
Buckley, project manager⁄architect for facilities. "Drivers should use
extreme caution and slow speeds when driving along University Drive South
between the Sculpture/Ceramics Studios and Elmwood Park. Also, pedestrians are
reminded to not enter construction/hard hat areas."

For more information, contact Buckley at 554.4104.

Students Sought for Women's Centennial Project

The Women's Centennial Archive Project at UNO is looking for
students who want an internship, honors project or independent study.

To participate, students must be able to conduct interviews,
write stories, edit audio and/or video and take photographs.

The project is a multimedia, interactive Web site that, when
complete, will feature 100 stories for 100 years of women who worked at or
graduated from the University of Omaha/UNO in the 20th and early 21st centuries

Members of the campus community and the public can become
friends of the new KANEKO-UNO Library in Omaha's Old Market.

Located at the corner of 12th and Jones Streets, the library
plays an integral role in supporting KANEKO programming as well as serving UNO
students and faculty.

The sleek, educational space – which opened in
February – is devoted to studies in creativity and represents a serious
partnership between UNO and KANEKO. Read more.

Aquatics to Offer Adult Swim Lessons This Fall

This
event has been designated a UNO Wellness Stampede event.UNO Aquatics will offer private and group swim lessons for
youth and adults this fall. Participants can learn new strokes or just sharpen
skills.

The
mission of the Wellness Stampede, UNO's health promotion program, is to create
a culture of health and wellness among all faculty, staff and students. Health
goals are encouraged through programming and initiatives that celebrate
healthier lifestyle practices within the UNO community. For more information,
contact David Daniels at 554.2008, daviddaniels@unomaha.edu or http://www.unomaha.edu/wwwocr/health/stampede.php.

Campus Events Sought for Online Calendar of Events

Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to submit their
university-affiliated activities for the 2009-2010 academic year to the online
UNO Calendar of Events at https://webapps.unomaha.edu/uno/calendar/. Both small and large events are welcome
on the calendar, be it a departmental guest speaker or the UNO/Diet Pepsi
Women's Walk.

Calendar items must be submitted electronically through the
Calendar of Events Web site (https://webapps.unomaha.edu/uno/calendar/)
and need to include an event title, category, event sponsor, time and location,
contact phone number and a brief description. Categories for submissions
include athletics, exhibitions, films, lectures, performances, conferences and
miscellaneous.

The calendar can be filtered by date, type of event and
sponsor. Custom RSS feeds are an additional feature.

"We want everyone to view the calendar as an important
tool for publicizing their events to the campus community and the public,"
said Beverly Newsam, public relations technician with University Relations and
calendar editor. "The greater
number of events on the calendar, the more useful it will be."

To learn how to submit to the calendar, contact Newsam at
554.2129 or bnewsam@mail.unomaha.edu. Before appearing on the calendar,
each event is edited by University Relations for grammar and clarity.
Submissions can be posted more quickly upon request.

"Anyone who needs a posting tended to right away can
contact me, and I will get the information updated as fast as possible,"
Newsam said.